Laajuus: 5

Aikataulu: 09.09.2019 - 12.12.2019

Kurssin yhteystiedot (koskee tätä kurssikertaa): 

Jaan Praks
Assistant Professor 
jaan.praks@aalto.fi 
Room: 2153 (TUAS)
Phone:+358504205847 

Opetusperiodi (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

I-II 2018 - 2019 (autumn)
I-II 2019 - 2020 (autumn)

Osaamistavoitteet (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

  • After the course the student is ready to work with microwave remote sensing data in a research project. 
  • He/she can classify microwave instruments used in remote sensing, explain their functioning principles, sketch the structure, and calculate key performance parameters. 
  • The student understands the physics of microwave interaction with natural medium and can interpret target properties based on measured microwave signatures. 
  • He/she can distinguish between electrical properties of snow, water and soil. The student can make a basic interpretation of typical features in microwave radar and radiometer images.

Sisältö (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

  • Microwave interaction with nature. Dielectric properties of natural media. 
  • Blackbody radiation, emission, scattering, absorption, backscattering.
  • Radiative transfer, radar equation.
  • Microwave radiometer and radar; components, structure and performance parameters. 
  • Synthetic aperture radar, interferometric radiometer, image formation.
  • Interferometry, polarimetry, polarimetric interferometry. 
  • Image interpretation and applications. 
  • Missions and sensors.

Tarkennukset kurssin sisältöön (koskee tätä kurssikertaa): 

  • Microwave remote sensing, passive and active, wave propagation physics 
  • Radiometer, different radiometer types, brightness temperature, radiometer images, radiometer applications
  • Radar, radar equation, radar measurement physics, imaging radar, measured quantities
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), principles, image formation
  • SAR Interferometry, measurement types, application areas
  • SAR polarimetry, measurement, polarimetric decompositions, application areas 
  • Practical SAR image processing skills
  • Practical measurements with simple radar, simple signal processing

Toteutus, työmuodot ja arvosteluperusteet (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Laboratory work, workshop, homework exercises and examination.

Tarkennetut arviointiperusteet ja -menetelmät ja tutustuminen arviointiin (koskee tätä kurssikertaa): 

Evaluation is based on 5% of lecture participation, 40% on homework results, 20% on project work 35% on examination results. 

Työmäärä toteutustavoittain (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Contact teaching 28 h. Independent work 72 h (exercises). Group work 15 h. Studying for exam 20 h.

Tarkennettu kuormittavuuslaskelma (koskee tätä kurssikertaa): 28 hours of contact teaching, lectures and workshops. Independent work on homework and projects. 

Tarkennukset oppimateriaaliin (koskee tätä kurssikertaa): 

The course is partly based on, and we recommend the wonderful book by Fawwaz T. Ulaby and David G. Long, "MICROWAVE RADAR AND RADIOMETRIC REMOTE SENSING". The book has also rich selection of background material available at: http://mrs.eecs.umich.edu/start_here.html

Korvaavuudet (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

S-92.3132 Remote Sensing

Kurssin kotisivu (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ELEC-E4230

Esitiedot (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

ELEC-E4210 Introduction to space

Electromagnetics, engineering mathematics, radio engineering basics.

Arvosteluasteikko (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0-5

Ilmoittautuminen (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

WebOodi

Lisätietoja (voimassa 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

language class 3: English

Kurssin aikataulu (koskee tätä kurssikertaa): 

One lecture and one workshop every week.

Opintojakson kuvaus

Ilmoittautuminen ja lisätiedot